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Top 40 Press: State of the (Gwinnett) County Address

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

State of the (Gwinnett) County Address
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=84&ArticleID=55121
By Charles Bannister
Board of Commissioners Chairman

..... And our economic development program continues to serve as a model for smart growth.

In June, Suniva announced it was moving its solar energy operation to Norcross, spending $75 million to open a 60,000-square-foot facility. The Technology Association of Georgia named Suniva one of the state’s 10 most innovative technology companies. Suniva will be creating 100 new jobs here in Gwinnett County. We worked with our Chamber of Commerce, the state and Partnership Gwinnett to recruit this exciting, forward-thinking business to our county. We’re truly excited to have them call Gwinnett home.

A couple of months ago, NCR Corporation announced it would locate its new Center of Excellence in Duluth. Partnership Gwinnett tells us NCR, a Fortune 500 company, has already created 100 new jobs at the Satellite Boulevard location, and they are still hiring. They will be adding 200 more jobs over the next two years. Welcome to Gwinnett, NCR.

We were also able to attract and retain smaller companies that collectively brought several hundred quality jobs to the county......

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